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Original Research

Published on 20 Feb 2025

Relative age effects in European soccer: their association with contextual factors, impact on youth national teams' performance, and presence at the senior level

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Gabriele Morganti
Adam L. Kelly
Alexandra Lascu
Paolo R. Brustio
Elvira Padua
Cristoforo Filetti
Marco Porta
Gianluca Briotti
Bruno Ruscello

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1546978

Brief Research Report

Published on 20 Feb 2025

Unveiling pathways: exploring chronological and maturational biases in a Spanish professional soccer academy

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Saúl Peñín-Grandes
Silvia Mesonero-García
Florentino Huertas Olmedo
Honorato Jose Ginés Cabeza
Rafael Ballester Lengua

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1476448

Editorial

Accepted on 19 Feb 2025

Editorial: Load and Wellness Quantification in Sports and Physical Activity

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Rafael Oliveira
João Paulo Brito
Francisco Tomás González-Fernández
Ryland Morgans

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1570314

Original Research

Accepted on 19 Feb 2025

Longitudinal investigations of the development in handball and its association with relative age effects

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Jörg Schorer
Irene Faber
Dirk Büsch
Joe Baker
Nick Wattie

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1528684

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2025

Cold water ingestion ameliorates increase in core temperature and discomfort during simulated motor racing in a hot environment: a randomized trial

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Stephen Richard Bird
Olga Troynikov
Chris Watson
Marc Cohen
Simon Sostaric

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1514963

209 views

Original Research

Accepted on 17 Feb 2025

"It´s unrealistic": Experiences of Swedish Elite Female Ice Hockey Players Considering Parenthood Parenthood

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Max Bergström
Rune Høigaard
Nils Petter Aspvik
Stig Arve Sæther

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1548261

Editorial

Accepted on 14 Feb 2025

Editorial of a special issue named: Advancements in Cycling Performance Enhancement Strategies for Cyclists: From Amateurs to Elite

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Milaim Berisha

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1549760

104 views

Case Report

Published on 14 Feb 2025

Case Report: Impact of dolphin kick implementation during backstroke finishes on swimming performance. From regional to olympic-level swimmers. A comparative case study

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Konstantinos Papadimitriou
Stefanos Zafeiriadis
Nikos Papadimitriou
George Tsalis

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1531427

382 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 13 Feb 2025

Match-play data according to playing categories in badminton: a systematic review

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Bagus Winata
Joana Brochhagen
Tommy Apriantono
Matthias Wilhelm Hoppe

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1466778

Original Research

Published on 13 Feb 2025

Sex differences in elite ski mountaineering aerobic performance

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Forrest Schorderet
Justin Mottet
Aurélien Lathion
Antoine Raberin
Nicolas Bourdillon
Grégoire P. Millet

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1534315

331 views

Editorial

Published on 12 Feb 2025

Editorial: Combat sports in contemporary society: an interdisciplinary exploration

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Lazar Toskić

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1568909

208 views

Original Research

Accepted on 11 Feb 2025

Relative Age Effects and Contextual Factors in Male Spanish Youth Football: A 10-Year Cross Sectional Analysis of U12 to U16 Players

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Iván Peña-González
Gonzalo Fernández-Jávega
Ismael Castellano-Galvañ
Manuel Moya-Ramón

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1524972

Original Research

Published on 11 Feb 2025

Training under pressure mirrors competition: technical-tactical insights from high-level male padel players

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Rafael Conde-Ripoll
Adrián Escudero-Tena
Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez
Eduardo Navarro Jimenez
Álvaro Bustamante-Sánchez

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1505817

213 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Feb 2025

Acute effect of technique modification training on 180° change of direction performance and kinematics in adolescent male soccer players

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Hayato Nakamura
Daichi Yamashita
Daichi Nishiumi
Naoto Nakaichi
Norikazu Hirose

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1453859

466 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Feb 2025

Mental Health Challenges and Substance Use in Student-Athletes: Prevalence and Impact

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Erin M Moore
Maylasia A Simmons
Julianna Threatt

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1527793

Original Research

Published on 07 Feb 2025

Exploring the application of knowledge transfer to sports video data

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Shahrokh Heidari
Gibran Zazueta
Riki Mitchell
David Arturo Soriano Valdez
Mitchell Rogers
Jiaxuan Wang
Ruigeng Wang
Marcel Noronha
Alfonso Gastelum Strozzi
Mengjie Zhang

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2024.1460429

243 views

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Articles

Relative age effects in European soccer: their association with contextual factors, impact on youth national teams' performance, and presence at the senior level

Unveiling pathways: exploring chronological and maturational biases in a Spanish professional soccer academy

Editorial: Load and Wellness Quantification in Sports and Physical Activity

Longitudinal investigations of the development in handball and its association with relative age effects

Cold water ingestion ameliorates increase in core temperature and discomfort during simulated motor racing in a hot environment: a randomized trial

"It´s unrealistic": Experiences of Swedish Elite Female Ice Hockey Players Considering Parenthood Parenthood

Editorial of a special issue named: Advancements in Cycling Performance Enhancement Strategies for Cyclists: From Amateurs to Elite

Case Report: Impact of dolphin kick implementation during backstroke finishes on swimming performance. From regional to olympic-level swimmers. A comparative case study

Match-play data according to playing categories in badminton: a systematic review

Sex differences in elite ski mountaineering aerobic performance

Editorial: Combat sports in contemporary society: an interdisciplinary exploration

Relative Age Effects and Contextual Factors in Male Spanish Youth Football: A 10-Year Cross Sectional Analysis of U12 to U16 Players

Training under pressure mirrors competition: technical-tactical insights from high-level male padel players

Acute effect of technique modification training on 180° change of direction performance and kinematics in adolescent male soccer players

Mental Health Challenges and Substance Use in Student-Athletes: Prevalence and Impact

Exploring the application of knowledge transfer to sports video data